Personal am apucat sa fac un test drive pe propriul PC cu Mageia 1 si pot spune ca am ramas impresionat de acest sistem de operare si indraznesc a zice ca un numar ridicat de utilizatori au putut observa acelasi lucru, mai ales cei nemultumiti de Mandriva. Astazi in timp ce verificam site-uri importante ce vorbesc despre evolutia distributiilor linux am putut gasi ceva interesant: calendarul de lansare a Mageia 2. Desi nu e ceva 100% batut in cuie, Anne Nicolas a declarat urmatoarele pentru cei de la Distrowatch: “The release cycle for Mageia will be 9 months. We think it’s a well-balanced choice, providing an up-to-date distribution that’s also stable. It should also give us enough time to build the specifications, develop, package, innovate and finalize it. Each Mageia release will be supported for 18 months. We will have a global review of our resources before the next release to check that we can still provide support according to our first plan. If all is going well, then we will think about releasing a LTS version every 18 months, to be supported for 3 years.”
Calendarul de constructie pentru Mageia 2 este urmatorul:
Alpha 1 : 16/11/2011
Alpha 2 : 14/12/2011
Beta 1 : 20/01/2012
Versions freeze : 06/02/2012
Artwork freeze: 10/02/2012
i18n freeze: 10/02/2012
Beta 2 : 14/02/2012
Releases freeze : 06/03/2012
RC : 09/03/2012
Final Release: 04/04/2012
Astfel, daca nimic nu se schimba in calendar, utilizatorii se vor putea bucura de Mageia 2 pe data de 4 aprilie 2012. Pana atunci nu uitati sa testati versiunile intermediare si respectiv sa oferiti feedback celor care dezvolta aceasta distributie linux.